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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12
Mother and Children scaIded.

GoRDoN's FERRY, a., May s.-A large
kettle of boiling water was upset in the
house of Ernest Grible, yesterday, and
Mrs. Grible and her two little children
were dreadfully scalded. The youngest
child is dead. The others may recover.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12
A SINGULAR Statement.

CoNNELLsvrI.nE, Pa, May 6.-About 100
Hungarians in the Mount Pleasant coke
district left yesterday for their native
land. A large number have purchased
tickets here. They say that the strike will
last five or six months, and that they can
live cheaper during that time by going to
their own country and returning at the
end of the strike. There is no change in
the situation to-day.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12
The Dancer Of Relna Polite.

PoMERoY, o., May 6.-Joscph Baer a
farmer, was driving along the street in his
wagon at Minersville to-day, and, turning
to bow to lady acquaintance, hc,fcll
head-first to the ground, and was picked
up apparently dead. After two doctors
had labored with him half an hour, he re-
gained consciousness, and was able to pro-
ceed to his home.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12
o'Brien,s Visit Denounced.

MONTREAL, May s-The Montreal French
press, without regard to politics, is unani-
nous in dcnouncing VIM. O'Brien's visit
to Canada to advocate the re-
moval of Lord Lansdowne. This unani-
nifty is somewhat surprising, unless, in
deed, they have received instructions
from the church.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12
She win Get Well.

Brazil, IND, May 6.-Mrs. linens, Of
Fontanet mining village northwest Of
the city, was accidentally shot in the alb
domen by neighbor woman two weeks
ago. She gave birth to a child, few hours
after the shooting, with bullet-hole
through its head Though the wound was
regarded as necessarily fatal, the mother
is yet living and has favorable prospects
of complete recovery.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12
Confederate Monument al Ceilysburq

GETrYsBURe, Pa, May 5.--A committee
representing Pickett's Division, G. S. A.,
is hero to confer with the Battlefield
Memorial Association, regarding monu-
ment on the site of Pickott's charge. The
committee consists of Colonel r. l.. Maury,
Captain L. z. Reeve and Captain w. J..
Clagston. The Wisconsin and Maine Com
missioners left for their homes to-day.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12
The Gas Fields in indiana.

CoLuMBus, May 5.-Prof. orton, state
Geologist of Ohio, says the Indiana gas
fields extend over two thousand square
miles, and at no place near the center of
the fields have the seekers failed TO find
gas in almost unlimited quantities.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12
Younn Ladx AncldentalIr shol.

LoursvILLE, May s.-Miss Henrietta
Hampstead, of Spring Station, KY, was
fatally wounded by tho discharge of a
gun, for whose possession she was play
fully struggling with har cousins, Miss
Henrietta Blackburn and Samuel Black
hurn
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12
Boy Crushed.

DASvILLE, IND, May s.-This evening an
old barn loft in which was stored about
one hundred bushels of corn collapsed,
burying two boys and a span of horses.
Claud Stutsman, lad of nine, was struck
by joist, which fractured his skull, in
fiicting fatal injury. The other boy es.
capped with but few minor bruises. The
horses were considerably injured.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12
CHICAGO Waler suDDIy ENDANGERED,

CHICAGO, May 5.--The statement is made
that the 'cribn in Lake Michigan is ina
dangerous condition, and liable at any
moment to collapse and cut of the city
Wator supply.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12
Eiahi Mem Struck BY LinhInlna.

MILWAUKEE, May 5.-Duncan McKmnon
and eight others were simultaneously
struck by lightning while working on a
log-drive nj Jump river, Wis. McKinnon
was instantly killed and John McGregor
was probably fatally injured. The others
were stunned, but recovered
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12
Destructive Storm.

JAMESTOWN, n. Y, May GA terrific
storm passed over this region this morn
ing Four buildings at Randolph were
struck by lightning and burned. Several
horses and other live stock were killed'by
lightning. Fruit and forest trees suffered
considerable damage.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12
Friuhlened by Confidence Men.

OMAHA, NEB., May s. r. Oliver, OF
Beardsley, ILL.,, jumped from moving
train on the Burlington road at lows
Point, into the Missouri river. He was in
sane, and was frightened by two conf
deuce men.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12
LeuaIly Stranded.

NEW YoRK, My 5.--Peter Smith was
hanged in the Tombs prison, this morning,
for the murder Of John Harmon, a private
watchman, April z, 1885.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12

WASHINGTON, May GA statement has
been prepared by the Treasury Depart
ment, which shows that during the month
of April there was net increase in tho cir
culation of $493i,11o, and net increase
in cash in the treasury of 81, 1915
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12

PARIS, May Gle Paris states that
France has concluded defensive alliance
with certain other Powers, and that hence
forth France will not be alone in the event
OF aggression against her
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12
Natural Gas in York State.

UTICA, N. Y, May 6.-Natural gas was
struck yesterday at Morrisville, Madison
County, at a depth of 100 feet The gas jet
rose to a height Of so feet, and with such
force as to destroy the buildings aud dIill
apparatus,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12
minister and SONS EaIalIr InIrrad.

lLIioroLis, iiI., May 9 REV Robert
Smith and three sous were seriously, n
not fatally, burned hy nm explosion Of
powder which occurred at tho coal mine
Ut Dawson, a small town west Of here.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12
A Drv Day In Gotham

New York, May s.The Excise law was
more thoroughly enforced to-day than ever
before in the history Of New York City
No liquor could be obtained at hotels, re-
staurants or saloons.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12

"A birds nest found on roof near
the United States mint in Washington
was beautifully lined with gold. The
parent bird had carried of gold dust
in its feathers and shaken them out in
its tiny home. Chicago Times.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12

HARrroRD, Cr., May 5-The house this
morning passed bill making women ell
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12
Father Of Stupid Boy-.Professt

Father OF OIuPIu DUy- ruIeSsor'
/ want you to teach this boy German
and French" Professor" Why do
you want the Germans and French to
know what blockhead he isp Isr't it
enough that the English-speakiug
races should know itP"- Golden Days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-24

Governor Ra msay says that the
venerable Simon Cameron once ex-
planned to him how it was that so many
hotel-keepers bear military titles.
When the revolution airy war closed the
business of the country was in a
chaotic condition, all industrial affairs
having suffered complete prostration
during the seven years struggle. The
American officers came out of the war
without any occupations and as poor
as lot of church mice. About the only
business they could 60 into that didn't
require capital was tavern-kesping.
So it came to pass in short time that
the head of every hosiery in the eoun-
try was Colonel. Major or a Cap
tain. Aud from that day to this it has
been regarded as the proper thing to
invest hotel-keeper with military
title. 1t comes to him in the line Of
honorable tradition.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-24
THIRTY YEARS IN BED,
One of the Most Wonderful Examples oi
Human Enuurance,

One of the Most Wonderful Examples OF
Human Endurance.
Benjamin c. Cortalyou, who lives just
outside of this city, is wonder
full example of human eudur-
ance, writes correspondent OF
the New York Herald from New Bruins
wick, n j. Some thirty years ago, while
employed on frame building, Mr.. Cortel-
you lost his balance and fell to the ground.
1t was discovered that his back was bro
ken and that he had received internal in
juries. He was conveyed to his home and
put to bed, and has ever since been unable
to leaveit. For twenty-six years he has re-
posed on his right side, from which posi-
ton he has been unable to move. He is in
constant agony, and his attendants rarely
touch him, SO acute is the pain.
For six years he has been unable to sit
up in bed, and just before he was COM
peeled to abandon the effort his cries could
be heard long way from the house. Hun
dreds of physicians have visited the man,
but not one has been able to afford him
any relief. He has had over two hundred
attacks of erysipelas. Three thousand
ounces of laudanum and two hundred
boxes of pills have been given him to quiet
the pain, but all to no avail.
His wife disd of broken heart several
years ago, and two children followed
shortly afterward. Two daughters, who
were sent out West twenty-eight years
ago, have since married. but neither has
seen the father during that time. Mr..
Cortelyou has just turned sixty years,
but looks twenty years older. His face
and head are covered with long gray hair,
while his general appearance is of a per-
son in great suffering and pain
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-24
PRACTICAL REFORM.
The Collegiate Way of Getting Rid and
Keeping Rid of the Corset.

The Collegiate Way of Getting Rid and
Keeping Rid of the Corset.
Mrs Colone! Parker, of the Cook County
Normal College, is doing more to bring
about a reformation in women's dress than
all the societies, clubs, shops and lecturers
for the promotion of dress reform in the
State, says the Chicago Mail. An average
of one hundred and fifty pupiI-teachers
come under her instruction every year,
and some of the most valuable lessons
taught these young women were never
dreamed of by bookmakers; and as ninety
per cent. of the classes adopt the profess
sion of teacher her influence is immeasur-
able The beauty of her instruction is it's
practically. She is one of the few who
preach from their own practice.
At the Women's Club Mrs. Parker said:
81 begin the subject of dress orally. That
is to say, with the use of statuettes, prints
and art models. / keep the ideal con-
stantly before my girls, just as the object
for a drawing lesson is held before the
class. More than that, / show them in an
unobstrusive way that I myself am an
apostle and make my habits conform to
the ideal.
sit takes me just two weeks to get the
corsets off the girls. At first there is
radical aversion. Eyes snap defiantly,
and protest is shown by the diligent as
sumption of correct attitudes, but / soon
convince them in the course of physical
exercise that the body compressed and
distorted by the garb OF fashion can not
fulfill the requirements of health and
duty.
"There is method in my work. do not
let them take their corsets off as they would
hat or street garment, for a sudden re-
moval is always attended with depression
and weakness, and often a cold ensues.
First the steels are taken out and buttons
substituted. In day or so 1 have the
laces replaced with elastics which give
with every action of the muscles. That
day my physical or calisthenic exercise
begins to be encouraging, and in canvass
ing the class few regrets are expressed for
the steeis and stout laces. The next step
is to have the bones pulled from their cas-
ings, leaving the alternate lengths of
whaebone in for a few days, and when,
finally, the corset has been reduced to a
jeans or silesia waist prescribe another,
with sufficient cords and ribs to support
the figure.
~ never lose sight of the beauty that
must characterize the dress as we'll as the
life and manner of woman, but there can
never be beauty in a garment against
which nature and art rebel.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-24
FASHIONS DEGREES.
Timely Notes on a Variety of Matters II
.teresting to Women.

Timely Notes on a Variety of Matters In
teresting to WOmeE.
Lace is in great demand this season.
Long cloaks are to be restored to
full favor.
The fur-lined circular will be as pop
ular as ever.
The anchor furnishes a popular
model in jewelry just now.
Decorative lamps still hold impor-
tant places in parlors and drawing
rooms.
Brown and bronze green is COM
bination noted in many of the new
gowns.
Something new in pen-wipers repre-.
sent the magnified postage stamps . OF
all nations.
Basques and bodices are gradually
being heightened to cover the hips
more deeply.
Numbered with elegant toilet articles
are sponge bags of silver wire lined
with oil-silk.
Silver candiesticks and candel ebrs
continue to be used as ornaments fol
the dining-room.
An automatic pencil that writes blue
red, violet and black at command, is
a late novelty.
Up stairs and downstairs bird cages
are new and furnish the canary day
and night compartment.
The newest prayer books not only
contain inside the cover pocket fol
collection money, but small mirror
Palms are to play an important part
in household decoration this winter.
Judging from the unprecedented de.
mand for palms
A novelty in combination underwear.
which recommends itself to stout ladies,
has few inches at the waist woven of
finer thread than the rest of the gar.
ment.
Passementeries are shown in colors
to match all the prevailing shades OF
wooden fabrics, and come not only in
the usual galloons, but also in separate
garnitures for waist and skirt Y.
World
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-24
FARM IMPLEMENTS.
What q LittI Paint Properly Applied
VIII Accomplish.

What q Little Paint Properly Applied
Will Accomplish.
Few things costing so little save so
much as paint when applied to farm
implements. including wagons and
carts. 4 few pounds of paint proper
ly applied will preserve a large num-
Der of implements from the action of
the water during the entire season.
The wood work of mowers. tedders
and rakes should receive a coat of
paint as often as the paint gets worn
off so as to expose the wood. Before
painting. all open joints should be
frightened up, so when painted there
will be no chance for the water to get
into the mortises, for decay begins in
such places Paint should be applied
when the wood is dry, for if applied
when it is green or wet, it will not &C
complish the desired object; bu if APP
piled when the wood is dry the oil
penetrates the wood and remains there
to harden and keep the water out.
Nothing on the farm is more bene-
flied by painting than the wheels Of
the wagons and carts, for these are
full of mortises. and unless kept tight
they get soaked with water and soon
decay. But to keep wheel in good
order the tires must be kept tight, be-
cause the moment these are loose the
spokes loosen and open the joints, even
if well painted; therefore. before paint
ing, care should be taken to have the
tires tight enough so there will be no
loose joints. Wheels that are kept
tight and well painted will last many
years, and be made to carry heavy
loads many thousands of miles;
while wheels that are not
kept we'll painted will soon decay
and break down. One reason for
this is they are required to stand
both rain and sunshine When the
roads are wet they are required to run
through mud and water, and in a dry
time to run through the dry, hot sand
Almost every farmer has skill
enough to paint his farm implements.
and as he can do it at his leisure, he
will feel only the cost of the paint;
and as this at the present time is very
cheap. single dollar worth of paint
will 60 over large number OF imple-
ments. Paint now can be bought in
small cans ready mixed, and of any
color desired. 1t is not good policy to
put paint on very thick, as by so do
ing it is very likely to peal off; nor is
it best to put on two coats within few
weeks of each other. for the same rea-
son that it is not best to applS it thick.
q. Work.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-24
AN INTERESTING PEOPLE.
Customs and Morals of tho Ancient In
habitaRts of the C.naries.

Customs and Morals of tho Ancient In
habitaRts of the Canaries.
The Canarien Museum possesses
some polished axes, of form and
workmanship perfectly similar to those
of other parts of the globe. besides the
usual instruments, knives. piacers, etc.
But at the side of these characters of
an inferior civilization some institu-
tons. customs and manners appear
which denote a state much moce adj
Taneed. The Gouanches possessed do
nestle animals, as the goat the hog
and the dog; but not, as was thought,
the camel They tanned the skins
with art. to the point that the skins of
the goat and hog with which they en-
yeloped their mummies are perfectly
preserved for centuries. They were
also very skillful at sewing these skins.
although their needles were only bones
of fishes aud the points of leaves of the
palm-tree. They made with woven
rushes real tissues, resembling coarse
cloth. Although they might not know
of the wheel their skill was great in
the potter's art. Their vases are fire.
ouently of large dimensions. of elegant
forms, and of red color with designs
in bright red or in black. The handles
of some, says DR.. Chill, recall those OF
the pottery of the ancientE gyptians.
The Gouanches obtained fire by rub
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-24

bling hard piece of wood against a
soft piece. They cultivated wheat, and
above al barley. They consumed
great quantity of figs and dates. which
are only little carneous aud peculiar
to the Canaries. The vine to them was
unknown. Although warriors, and
often engaged in civil war. their arms
were of the most rudimentary kind.
The stone-axes were exceptional.
They did not even know the use of the
sling. They hurled stones by force of
the arm. and this method of attack was
sometimes terrible. Their defensive
arm was the stick. which was re-
doubtable in their hands. Their
breasts were protected with cuirasses
of wood. 1t was with these elementary
means that they for a long time resist
ed their Spanish conquerors and ac-
complished exploits which are cele-
brated in the accounts Of their chron-
iclers-
The Gouanches had neither chariots
nor carts. carrying every thing on
their backs. They possessed neither
boats nor RATS. but were very skillful
swimmers. A the seven islands were
too distant for them to communicate
in this way. their populations re-
manned isolated, and although they
had essentially the same degree of
civilization, vet in detail their man.
ners were different In the islands of
Fuerte Ventura the remains of i'm.
portant structures are found. which
were called palacio by the conquerors.
They embalmed their cadavers with
great care. but the process has been
lost for preserving the flesh. The
preserved body was surrounded with
aromatic branches, and number of
tanned skins of the hog and goat.
The mummy was then placed in a
cavern, where it is preserved until
our days. or In the open, under some
little tumulus. With the E egyptians
Of the time of the Pharaohs. and the
Peruvians of the Incas. the Gouanches
were the only people who practiced
mummification. They believed in
Supreme Being, who chastised vice
and recompensed virtue, particularly
valor.
Contrary. however, to that which
the chroniclers as5ert-to justify, with
out doubt the cruelties of the Span
iards-they had no idols. Their re-
ligion was very advanced. They had,
notably in the Grand Canarie, con-
vents of men who lived on public char
ity. and converts of women vigorously
clustered for whom the sight only of
man was sin. The morals of the
Gouanches were severe. The man who
misconducted himself was punished.
In the case of woman, she was I'M
pityingly condemned to death. An
other pitiable feature of their customs
was that the men and women were
not permitted to take the same road,
but had their separate paths. They
knew not how to write, but had, never
theless, public schools where the ira
ditions and national songs were taught.
Their language was lost after the con-
quest. They HOW speak only the
Spanish. Francisco Chronicle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-24
ssSHE."
Iuprobabnitfes Sometimes Become Real
ities-A True Woman,s Fidelity.

Iuprobabf1ities Sometimes Become Real
ities-A True Woman's Fidelity.
Several works bearing unique titles, writ
ten in fascinating style, and giving evidence
of wonderful imaginative power have lately
been received by the reading public with
much popularity and pleasure.
Perhaps the most striking OF them is the
book bearing the odd titleof ssShe.n In this
the author has fairly outdone himself in his
popular line. Ayesha and her beloved Kali
ikrates are unique characters In fiction.
Ayesha, the heroine, is a beautiful creature
who tasted of the essence of natures forces
at the fountain head, and became immortal
Her patient waiting for the coming OF
Kallikrates, the beloved of her youth.
whose individuality was maintained through
centuries, though the change called death
regularly occurred, only to be followed by
rebirth, is a fine illustration Of woman's
fidelity.
The closing scene, when she conducts
Kallkrates to the very center of the earth,
the birthplace of all life, in order that he
may taste of Immortality, is fit climax to
the fine creation.
The question naturally suggested by this
strikingly original story is whether there Is
not somewhere In nature, a potent force
whereby life may at least be temporarily
prolonged.
Mrs. Annie Jenness- Miller, editor of
"Dress,n says: ssIn every instance Warmers
Safe Cure has the effect to give new energy
and vitality to all my powers" Mime Gray,
teacher OF OratOry ana fnESIcdi CuituFS d.
Syracuse, declares: Before l tried physical
culture and Warmers safe cure, l was a
confirmed invalid. lowe much to that ex-
cellent remedy, and do not hesitate to ac-
knowledge it,
Human life seems too short, though men
in former ages lived longer than those OF
the present. History tells US that they
lived more in accordance with natures
laws--their mode of living was extremely
simple. and in their daily life they followed
the dictates of human intelligence.
If sickness comes, we of to-day. seek the
remedy among the artificial forces instead
of resorting to the field of nature.
If when diseases come, we would consult
nature, the chances are that we would fare
better, for we would then treat the cause OF
such disorders. Modern research has shown
that most of the commonly known diseases
owe their origin to the unhealthy state OF
the kidneys, the blood purifiers OF the sys-
TEN, and If they are kept in a healthy state
by the use of Warmers safe cure, q veg.
etable compound and simple production OF
nature, much of the prevailing SICKNESS
would be happily averted. sse,,,
1t is probable that the author OF .'She.
derived many of his beautiful lmaglnlngs
from close communings with nature, 1or we
are all agreed that whatever is OF or from
nature, IS more beautiful and wholesome,
than that which is artiticially constructed